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The Orioles need to start getting into these markets, regardless of whom they sign. ANY life in these markets is better than no life. It's not my money so why should I care how much they spend? It doesn't count towards the 2.9 mil signing bonus limit so it's not a bad signing by any means.

Anyone who shoots down this as a "bad" signing or saying he isn't worth what they gave, is simply saying they should not make any signings or attempt to get in any international markets. That is my honest take. Yes, you could argue they could be signing 15-20 guys for the amount they gave him. So what?

If he even sniffs the majors then it is successful. Just need to open these doors for the future. anyways that is my rant!

The Orioles need to start getting into these markets, regardless of whom they sign. ANY life in these markets is better than no life. It's not my money so why should I care how much they spend? It doesn't count towards the 2.9 mil signing bonus limit so it's not a bad signing by any means.

Anyone who shoots down this as a "bad" signing or saying he isn't worth what they gave, is simply saying they should not make any signings or attempt to get in any international markets. That is my honest take. Yes, you could argue they could be signing 15-20 guys for the amount they gave him. So what?

If he even sniffs the majors then it is successful. Just need to open these doors for the future. anyways that is my rant!

Anyone complaining is foolish. It even establishes further connections assuming he becomes successful!

I like it. Even if he can only put together something like .280/15/70, that'd be perfectly fine by me. More importantly it means the new scouting team DD hired knows what they're doing. They certainly hit the nail on the head with Chen.

OsFan2110EutawStreet wrote:I like it. Even if he can only put together something like .280/15/70, that'd be perfectly fine by me. More importantly it means the new scouting team DD hired knows what they're doing. They certainly hit the nail on the head with Chen.

TuckerBlair89 wrote:True. Although it probably does not happen if Andy is still there (assuming that he doesn't sign any international prospects like he always said). Although he did sign Koji so who knows.

I'm not saying Duquette doesn't deserve credit for signing Chen, he definitely does. I just don't think he deserves all of the credit that he gets for Chen.

Everyone has their right to two cents, but it would be nice to see them take a "wait and see".

Honestly, this guy never wowed me when I saw him this winter in shorts and t-shirt, but that does not mean he lacks value.

At best, he shows maybe 40-45 power and could be a light bat that could play a few days a week. I saw some okay pop in the cage, you never know if it could pop up when he sits 195 pounds and proper professional conditioning program. At worst, he may flame out in the 4A mold. Likely, he is a contact driven hitter that could be a useful slightly below level replacement player, high bench role player, 4th outfielder.

At 25, what you see is closely to what you get, but baseball always surprises me, would not be the first time, will not be the last. He has a good idea at the plate. If he finds a bit of pop or can become a doubles machine, there is value.

Crap for less than a million, who cares. It adds another piece into the fold. The more pieces you throw on the wall increase the chance that one sticks.

Plus, as some of you already said and what I stated earlier today, it shows the willingness to take some risk internationally. It is better to flame out than refuse to play the game.